ملف رقم ٦٠٠ لسنة ١٩٠٥ الجزء ٤ "المنطقة الداخلية لعدن: المعاهدات المقترحة مع سلطان البدع وسلطان العوذلي؛ وقد ظلّت المعاهدة مع البدع معلّقة" [و‎‎٢‎١‎٧] (١٥٨/٦٥)

your infonration.
3.
As regards the necessity for the treaty I would draw
Ijj Boundary CoiLaission’s letter So. 331, dated ) your attention particular!^
1 st October 1903 to Foreign Departnent. )
Telegram So. 352, dated 22nd December 1903 )
n^from Boundary Coirmission to Foreign ) to the marginally noted
| Departnent. )
xTelegram from Viceroy, Calcutta, to Secre- )
tary of State for India, dated 3rd January ) correspondence. The
1904. )
Telegram from Secretary of State for India )
to Resident at Aden, dated 10th Kay 1904. ) Government of India have
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approved of the treaty and have laid down generally the lines
to be followed.
4.
The delay on the part of the Beda Suit,an in coming
forward is due to the fact that he has only lately settled the
affairs of his country and been in a position to move in the
matter. As this delay has occurred I am addressing you in order
that I may be assured that Government s|.ll hold the same views
as those expressed in Chief Secretary's letter Bo. 1428, dated
20th February 1906. As far as the Residency is concerned no
change has occurred and the necessity for the treaty is as
great as it was in 1906. If Government still desire the treaty
to be proceeded with I would askfor a reply by wire as small
incidents are liable to cause a change in the attitude ol the
Natives of the Hinterland.
I have etc.,
(2d). E. DaBrath, Major-General,
Political Resident, Aden.